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Curators

Anyone should feel free to add themselves as a curator for this consensus protocol. You do not need to be a curator in order to contribute. The OpenWetWare community is currently discussing the idea of protocol curators. Please contribute.

Abstract

This protocol describes the isolation of chromosomal DNA from E. coli cells. The DNA could be used for Southern Blots, as template for PCR or for DNA microarrays.

spin down DNA at 4°C for 15 min, wash in 70% ethanol and resuspend pellet in 50 μL dH2O

Critical steps

Referenced from the main protocol, a more thorough explanation of particularly important steps in the protocol.

Troubleshooting

Referenced from the main protocol, an explanation of what can cause things to go wrong with the protocol.

Notes

Referenced from the main protocol, any comments about the protocol should be made here; i.e. how it was developed. Any comments added should be signed (by adding *'''~~~~''': in front) and explained. Links to FAQs/tips provided by other sources such as the manufacturer or other websites would be best made here.
Anecdotal observations that might be of use to others can also be posted here; e.g. 'my cells were still floating'.

BioCoder version

Following is the Chromosomal DNA isolation from E. coli protocol in BioCoder, a high-level programming language for expressing biology protocols. What you see here is the auto-generated text ouput of the protocol that was coded up in BioCoder (see Source code). More information about BioCoder can be found on my home page. Feel free to mail me your comments/ suggestions.Vaishnavi